‘Star Trek Beyond’: Simon Pegg Reveals The Real Reason Sulu Is Gay – IndieWire

Contents:

• HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
• SIMON PEGG EXPLAS THE IMPORTANT REASON SULU IS GAY IN ‘STAR TREK BEYOND’
• SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
• GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'

HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED

Hika Sulu is now known as the first openly gay character  Star Trek, but the character's sexualy hasn't always been so clear-cut.

SIMON PEGG EXPLAS THE IMPORTANT REASON SULU IS GAY IN ‘STAR TREK BEYOND’

In 2005, 36 years after Star Trek: The Origal Seri end, Sulu's origal actor, Gee Takei, publicly me out as gay. Wantg to honor this legacy, Simon Pegg me up wh the ia of havg Sulu be gay  J.

SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY

John Cho supported the ia, as did Zachary Quto, the actor who played Spock and who publicly me out as gay 2011. Why Takei Was Upset That Sulu Beme Gay.

GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'

Takei publicly disagreed wh wrer and Stty actor, Simon Pegg about the plan to make Sulu gay. While he wholeheartedly supported the cln of LGBTQ+ characters  Star Trek, he thought a new character should be created stead of makg Sulu nonilly gay. Pegg was also wary of Takei's advice to create a new character simply to fulfill the purpose of havg a gay character, as he thought that would lim the character to tokenism.

Was Sulu Gay In The Wir Star Trek Canon? The fact that his dghter existed many of the novels and gam don't preclu the possibily that Sulu might be gay.

Abrams' Star Trek exist on different timel, 's possible to say that both a straight Sulu and a gay Sulu exist as part of the multiverse's non. Yterday, reports h that the fan favore character, played by John Cho the current trilogy, would be revealed as openly gay the upg “Star Trek Beyond. READ MORE: ‘Star Trek Beyond’: Gee Takei Reacts To ‘Unfortunate’ News of Gay Character.